Victorian Bog Oak Owl "Hastings" Stanhope Pendant bowenite Fantastic trio of gemset eternity

Fantastic trio of gemset eternity rings by Boodles

Russian silver marks

The coral are set in lovely quatrefoil scalloped settings

with clear English hallmarks that date it to the year 1883

Victorian Bog Oak Owl "Hastings" Stanhope Pendant bowenite Fantastic trio of gemset eternityDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 Stanhopes (aka Stanho scopes) were invented by Ren Dagron in 1857 as a way of viewing microphotographs without the need of an expensive microscope. In 1862, Dagron displayed the devices at the Exhibition in London, where he got an "Honourable Mention" and presented them to Queen Victoria. This one's set into a carved bog oak pendant, charmingly fashioned as an owl. The aesthetic is rustic, almost childish, with striking orange